How much do words matter?

Some 25 years ago, a debate was raging in America about the power of words. The argument was this: do words...

Suicide research could be breakthrough of decade

What’s the medical breakthrough that could save the most lives over the next ten years? In the 2020s, medical research will...

Who would follow Putin in Russia?

“Party like a Russian — end of discussion,” go the lyrics to a song Robbie Williams was asked not to sing at the opening of...

Collaboration is the key to our energy cost solution

Harry S. Truman, the US president between 1945 and 1953, once said: “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care...

Healthcare reform is still not a good idea

May I respond to Jan-Ann Martin who critiqued, in <i>The Royal Gazette</i> of January 13, my overlong comments on...

‘No-deal’ Brexit back as a real possibility

The Britain-European Union trade talks have not started officially, but both sides are testing out negotiating lines. Britain...

Davos searches for meaning with capitalism in crisis

The World Economic Forum, the most concentrated gathering of wealth and power on the planet, will begin once again amid a...

An apology to Robert Pires

On November 14, 2019, <i>The Royal Gazette</i> published a column titled “A new vision of prosperity is needed”,...

Right or not? Pondering the Rhodes well travelled

In light of the news regarding Bermuda’s 2020 Rhodes Scholar, I am forced to consider the legacy of Cecil Rhodes and whether...

Dose of honesty required about economy

Dwayne Robinson

The first step towards solving a problem is to admit that there is a problem. That is the...